1. IS
ME DITATI
ON
HA R M F U L
?
DR.
SHRINIWA S
KA S H A L I K A R

2. Me d i t a t i o n is a st a t e of
b e i n g . It i s a s t a g e .
In d a y t o d a y lif e a l l o f u s
kn o w , th a t a s a rul e y o u
h a v e t o fi n i s h , p r i m a r y ,
s e c o n d a r y and coll e g e
tr a i n i n g b e f o r e y o u t a k e
up th e st u d y or
r e s e a r c h o f P h D.
S i m i l a r l y ; f o r y o u in n e r
g r o w t h a n d bl o s s o m i n g ;
a n d re a c h i n g th e

3. cul mi n a t i o n of you r
g r o w t h a n d bl o s s o m i n g
( w h i c h i s li k e P h . D .), y o u
h a v e t o; a s a rul e ; g o
thr o u g h ph y s i c a l ,
p s y c h o m o t o r , in s t i n c t u a l ,
e m o t i o n a l , in t e l l e c t u a l
an d spiritu a l stu d y an d
pr a c t i c e s ; w hi c h le a d yo u
t o h o l i s t i c s o l u t i o n s in t h e
fi e l d o f h e a l t h , e d u c a t i o n ,
agri c ult ur e , edu c a t i o n ,
in d u s t r y , e n v i r o n m e n t
e t c , ( w h i c h i s li k e g o i n g
thr o u g h ; s c h o o l , c o ll e g e
an d univ e r s i t y )
Wh a t w e pr a c t i c e un d e r
th e g ui s e of
“ m e d i t a t i o n ” in a b s e n c e

4. of s u c h s o l u t i o n s is
har mf ul and a s c hi z o i d
an d unk n o w i n g l y
hy p o c r i t i c a l a c t i v i t y of
tr y i n g t o c o n v i n c e
our s e l v e s and
ot h e r s th a t w e ar e h a p p y
a n d p e a c e f u l w h e n in f a c t
we
ar e NOT ! I ha v e s e e n
p e o p l e b e i n g in a g o n y
a n d mi s e r a b l e a s a r e s u l t
of thi s !
Me d i t a t i o n is an e v o l v e d
st a t e of b ei n g an d
in e v i t a b l y h a p p e n s , a s
y o u b l o s s o m ; in t h e
pr o c e s s of a c t i v e eff o r t s
t o im pl e m e n t h o li s t i c

5. s o l u t i o n s t o in d i v i d u a l
an d s o c i a l pr o b l e m s ,
w h i c h i s w h a t TO T A L
S T R E S S MA N A G E M E N T o r
S U P E R L I VI N G is! Th e
v ali d i t y of thi s s t a t e m e n t
c a n b e v e r i fi e d thr o u g h
y o u r e x p e r i e n c e if y o u
ar e ke e n to do s o.
Th e pr a c t i c e o f
NAMA S M A R A N is
t h e c o r e o f TO T A L
S T R E S S MA N A G E M E N T o r
S U P E R L IVI N G .
Dr. S h r i n i w a s
Ka s h a l i k a r